Horse Health
Battening down the hatches
Never before has the phrase battening down the hatches meant more...
26 October, 2020
Breathing easy: wetting, soaking, or steaming your horse’s hay
Hay is the main course not the appetizer for many horses, but how can something as simple as grass that has been cut, dried, and...
25 September, 2020
Getting to the sole of the matter
Innocuous or not, a stone bruise on the sole of a horse's foot can stop both of you in your tracks...
25 September, 2020
Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours!
Three-quarters through 2020, or the COVID year, and our horses are in better mental shape than humans, I think! ...
19 August, 2020
Full steam ahead!
If dipping or soaking your horse’s hay conjures visions of wasted water, contaminated liquid, and too much time seeping away...
23 May, 2020
Soaking It Up!
In the past, soaking forage was a popular method to both decrease dust, allergens, mites, spores, and other respiratory irritants...
22 May, 2020
Time for a quick dip?
Dusty hay harbors allergy triggers. Low levels of these fine particles irritate a horse with sensitive respiratory airways....
21 May, 2020
Senior horse care basics: an ounce of prevention
Today, its common knowledge that immune systems in people over the age of sixty-five are more compromised. Advertisements for flu vaccinations, pneumonia, or shingles warn...
09 May, 2020
Senior horse basics: long in the tooth
As horses age, their ability to thoroughly chew and digest hay and grain may be affected. A tooth extraction, disease, or a dental abnormality like...
08 May, 2020
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